Blockchain-Based Mobile IoT System with Configurable Sensor Modules Shows Potential for Reliable Data Collection

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A team of researchers from Dankook University has developed a novel Multi-Sensor IoT Device (MSID) that combines environmental data collection, cloud connectivity, and blockchain-based storage to ensure reliable data management. This innovative system, known as the Blockchain-Based Mobile IoT System (BMIS), has demonstrated strong potential for use in various applications, including environmental monitoring and industrial asset management. The study's authors highlight the BMIS's ability to collect data in real-time with a high success rate, store it securely using blockchain technology, and verify transactions via smart contracts.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Multi-Sensor IoT Device (MSID) was developed with a flexible, modular structure that supports various sensor configurations and can be easily expanded with 3D-printed components.
  • The system performance was monitored in real-time, with a high cloud upload success rate of 98.35% and an average transmission delay of only 0.64 s.
  • Blockchain-based sensor data storage ensured data integrity and tamper-proofness, with all transactions successfully recorded and verified via smart contracts.
  • The proposed Blockchain-Based Mobile IoT System (BMIS) has shown strong potential for use in environmental monitoring, industrial asset management, and other areas that require reliable data collection and long-term preservation.
  • The study's authors include Jooho Lee, Jihyun Byun, and Sangoh Kim from Dankook University.
  • The research demonstrated the BMIS's ability to collect data in real-time, store it securely, and verify transactions via smart contracts.

Statistics:

  • 98.35% cloud upload success rate
  • 0.64 s average transmission delay
  • 25 - the page number of the journal article "Blockchain-Based Mobile IoT System with Configurable Sensor Modules" (IoT, 2025, 6(2))

Sources:

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• Blockchain-Based Mobile IoT System with Configurable Sensor Modules

• IoT, 2025, 6(2):25 (MDPI AG publisher)

• https://doi-org.sdpl.idm.oclc.org/10.3390/iot6020025

• Dankook University News Release (VerticalNews, 2025 JUL 8)

• Information Technology Newsweekly (NewsRx, 2025 JUL 8, p 566)